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Sanjay October 2nd, 2012 12:24 PM 28 COMMENTS

Airtel Moves Delhi High Court Against DoT’s Notice to Stop 3G Intra-Circle Roaming

After show cause notice to stop 3G Roaming in non-3G circles via ICRA by Department of Telecommunications (DoT), India's largest mobile service provider Bharti Airtel moved the Delhi High Court, challenging the DoT's order. Prior the DoT has directed to Bharti Airtel, Vodafone and Idea Cellular to stop 3G services in non- 3G circles or outside their 3G licensed areas through the mutual Intra Circle Roaming Agreements. The dispute occurred... Read More

Sanjay September 3rd, 2012 12:11 PM 11 COMMENTS

No Mobile Connection For More than 3 Months to Foreigners : Govt Of India

Concern for the security issues and check misuse of prepaid and postpaid SIM cards or mobile connections in country, Government of India's Department of Telecom (DoT) has asked Telecom / Mobile Service Providers Not to provide any mobile connection/ SIM Cards for more than three months to any foreign tourist visiting India. According to latest guidelines on "New prepaid and postpaid mobile connections", which came into effect immediately DoT has... Read More

Sanjay August 19th, 2012 1:30 PM 92 COMMENTS

Bulk SMS Ban Creates Confusion Among Customers and Operators – Five SMS a Day, or Five SMS together in Bulk at a time?

On August 17th, Govt of India banned all "Bulk SMS" and MMS services for 15 days across the country to curb spread of rumors which has led to exodus of North Eastern people from certain parts of country by issuing directive to all mobile service operators. While the ban was on "Bulk SMS" it soon became apparent that the ban did not intend to restrict only BULK sms but also all... Read More

Sanjay August 17th, 2012 4:02 PM 198 COMMENTS

Bulk SMS, MMS Banned In India for 15 Days, Now You Can Send Only 5 SMS In One Go

If you are a high SMS user, its time to rethink on how you going to communicate with your friends. India's Home Ministry today banned all Bulk SMS and MMS services for 15 days across the country to curb spread of rumours which has led to exodus of North Eastern people from certain parts of country. According to Union Home Secretary, Mr. R.K. Singh, "from today onwards, No one will... Read More

Sanjay August 1st, 2012 4:47 AM 67 COMMENTS

DoT To Ask Airtel, Vodafone India and Idea Cellular To Stop 3G Mobile & Data Services via Roaming

India’s Department of Telecommunications (DoT) will ask Bharti Airtel, Vodafone and Idea Cellular to called off their mutual agreement for 3G roaming and stop 3G Roaming services via ICRA in non-3G circles immediately. According to ET Reports, India's Law ministry has said that the Department of telecommunications (DoT) can initiate action, including terminating mobile service licences of Bharti Airtel, Vodafone India and Idea Cellular, for allegedly violating licence terms and conditions... Read More

Sanjay July 5th, 2012 4:35 PM 29 COMMENTS

Bharti Airtel, Vodafone and Idea Cellular to Continue 3G Roaming via ICRA

India's leading mobile service providers, Bharti Airtel, Vodafone India and Idea Cellular today jointly said said they will continue to offer 3G mobile and Data services in their non 3G circles on a pan India basis via ICRA. The statement came from the telcos as the dispute over 3G Roaming pacts (ICRA) heads to the Supreme Court, after a two-member bench of the Telecom Disputes Settlement Appellate Tribunal (TDSAT) delivered... Read More

Rudradeep Biswas February 2nd, 2012 11:38 AM 132 COMMENTS

Supreme Court Cancels 122 Licences Given in 2008, Confuses People

What come as a shocker for many operator is the judgment passed by the Supreme Court today which has cancelled all 122 2G licences. As per ET the licenses of 11 companies have been cancelled the penalties have been imposed on Tata Teleservices, Unitech and DB Realty. The Mobile Service providers (GSM/CDMA) that are set to lose on account of the cancellation of the licences are Uninor (joint venture between... Read More

Sanjay January 2nd, 2012 6:21 PM 38 COMMENTS

DoT to TDSAT : Dismiss The Petition of Telecom Operators On 3G Roaming

Department of Telecom (DoT) today file an affidavit and requested to Telecom Dispute Settlement & Appellate Tribunal (TDSAT) to dismiss the petition of telecom operators challenging the Government Directive to stop Intra-Circle 3G Roaming via ICRA immediately. In a strong rebuttal to Vodafone, Idea Cellular and Bharti Airtel on the issue of Intra-Circle 3G Roaming, the Department of Telecom (DoT) has alleged that service providers have "not come with clean... Read More

Sanjay December 24th, 2011 4:24 PM 47 COMMENTS

TDSAT Stays DoT’s 3G Roaming Ban Order On Airtel, Vodafone and Idea

Finally Airtel, Vodafone and Idea Cellular get some relief from TDSAT over a ban on 3G Roaming pacts by Department of Telecom (DoT) till 3rd January 2012.India's Telecom Dispute Settlement & Appellate Tribunal (TDSAT) today restrained the 3G roaming ban order by DoT on these mobile operators and asked DoT not to take any action against operators in the 3G roaming issue. TDSAT has told Airtel, Vodafone Essar and Idea... Read More

Sanjay December 22nd, 2011 1:37 PM 90 COMMENTS

DoT Asks Airtel, Vodafone and Idea Cellular To Stop 3G Roaming Via ICRA

India's Telecom Ministry finally asked Bharti Airtel, Vodafone Essar and Idea Cellular to called off their mutual agreement for 3G roaming and stop 3G Roaming services via ICRA. The final decision taken by Department of Telecom after the unanimous view of telecom regulator TRAI, Law Ministry and DoT that such roaming agreement was in violation of the telecom licences (3G/UAS/CMTS) and allegations of alleged revenue losses to the exchequer because... Read More

Sanjay May 23rd, 2011 6:07 PM 30 COMMENTS

DoT Allows Pan India Prepaid Roaming Facility for Assam and North East

In an attempt to provide greater benefits to mobile users of Assam and North East telecom circles as well as In-Roamers in North East India, The Department of Telecommunication (DoT) has asked Mobile Service operators (CMTS/UAS) to lift the ban on Prepaid Roaming Service in Assam and North East. Now prepaid mobile subscribers of North East including Assam, Arunachal Pradesh Meghalaya, Manipur, Tripura, Nagaland and Mizoram can Roam all across... Read More

Sanjay February 26th, 2011 12:34 PM 23 COMMENTS

India To Adopt International Norms for Radiation Free Mobile Phone

Government of India's Department of Telecom (DoT) all set to adopt the new policy and regulation on electromagnetic radiation emitted by Mobile Phones in India. With the adoption of new norms, all the Importers and Local manufacturers of Mobile Phone in India would now be required to follow international norms pertaining to electromagnetic radiation emitted by mobile phones. Mobile handsets manufactured and sold in India or Imported from any other... Read More